I’m not Dead.

I swear.

Flicker hates me like none other, I lost my iPod, and I’m still having difficulties figuring out the wordpress system and such but there has been knitting and it has been mostly good. I will post more on my projects later I hope when I am home but today is a busy day.

I have spent the last couple of days looking up cheaper alternatives to some of the things I have decided I need in knitting. Namely a ball winder and a swift. I feel that I found the perfect ball winder for myself and my current life. It’s a beautiful hand made Nostepinne . Not made by me, but ordered from someone else on etsy. Now, I am trying to be patient and wait for it to arrive in my mailbox, but it is difficult. I saw this great tutorial and knew it was just what I needed to save my thumb without hurting my wallet. Now, I just need a good alternative to a swift. So, I located three viable options but I’m pretty sure which one I really want to use.

1. Wine, Hangers, and Duck Tape. Oh My!
2. A computer chair and markers?! Ingenious!
3. If only I could really make things from wood… This would work.

So, I think option 2 is the best thing. But, I need to investigate my computer chair first. I was also thinking about looking for one at Good Will and just taking the chair part off and possibly adding dowel rods in place of markers. We shall see what happens in the end.